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I can turn on my S630 but the graphic displayed is a mess. It is black and white with some truly unintelligible graphics. After about 15 seconds, it shuts off. Batteries are fine and the lens extends and retracts fine.

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You might try contacting Canon. Look at this link. It seems like a similar problem to this although the S630 is not listed. It might still fall under the same issue.

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